I’d Rather Be Writing – Tom Johnson

Having Fun with Snagit

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 Posted in Technical Writing | 16 Comments »

This week I needed to create some visuals for a PowerPoint to illustrate concepts related to blogging. Since I have limited artistic ability (perhaps even negative artistic ability), I resorted ... Read more..

Drawing as a Tool for Thinking

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Posted in Creativity | 14 Comments »

Lately I've been reading Dan Roam's The Back of the Napkin: Selling Ideas and Solving Problems Through Pictures. In the book, Roam asserts that drawing pictures can help you solve ... Read more..

Starting Points with Quick Reference Guides: Gathering Before Designing

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments »

In The Back of the Napkin, Dan Roam explains that drawing pictures can help you solve problems. He says the first rule is to "collect everything possible up front" (p.58). ... Read more..